When I was younger, my dad got me a Chemistry Set...
 

.....That got bigger than the both of us."

So now you've answered the question of why you all went SF....

Why'd you pick your specialty, Primary and Secondary?

Or was it assigned to you to fill a "slot"?

Next class starting was medics. When I make up my mind to do something, I don't like to BS around. Best choice I ever made.

I started off headed for Engineer. Combat Engineer AIT, but I changed to Weapons once I got to Bragg. Back then it was both "Light" and "Heavy" giving you a dual MOS 11B/C. Having the CE MOS earlier helped or assisted some of the things that I got myself into !! :D Like, Hey you're both weapons and demo, go de-dud the range !! :eek:

Thank God he didn't have a Chemistry Set, right TR? :D

"Numbah f******1, do it again!"

OH, BUT I DID !!! And in Chem II, in High School, I melted the blades off of the vent hood fan with one of my concoctions !!! I know some REALLY GOOD tricks !!! :D

I would shuggest publishing your vast knowledge of nastinest but the wrong people would probably get there hands on it. :(

I need to get my Father on here, you and he could share some great concoctions. Only difference is he made his for A1E's and Jolly Greens.

18A, didn't have a choice.

Speaking of chemistry sets...Sir Reaper?

Blasted a good bit of my parents house working on nitrocellulose at age 14, almost burned it down making Thermite a year later.

Yep, MSG Muldoon and I have a lot in common. :D

TR

Cold is the key... :cool:

When I was young my father got himself a .22 caliber rifle which he used to shoot at me when he got drunk. Never hit me, but taught me a lot about three second rushes, cover and concealment, and terrain appreciation. Figured I might as well put it to good use.

Jack Moroney

I always had an interest in explosives and wanted to learn more about improvised munitions, so I went for engineer. I certainly learned how to blow up a trash can in a city park.

Dave - don't forget the mysterious flaming mushroom clouds in the desert from the experimental POL charges. Scared the shit out of some rancher's cattle with those.

Yup, people are still talking about the second nuclear weapons test north of Socorro.